Marty's HHI Restaurant Thread [Ongoing - Post #923 Update]

[Fasttr]

Of course I was kidding!!! We ALL love Marty's Restaurant List!

How much did he pay you to say that? ;-)

 

[Big Matt]

There's no reason you couldn't write a book about restaurants in Hilton Head.

 

[Fasttr]

There's no reason you couldn't write a book about restaurants in Hilton Head.

I heard @jont was thinking about writing a coffee table book about coffee tables.

 

[dioxide45]

I heard @jont was thinking about writing a coffee table book about coffee tables.

Will there be a coaster built in?

 

[jont]

I heard @jont was thinking about writing a coffee table book about coffee tables.

Right after I finish my book about pot smoking service dogs

 

[SueDonJ]

Right after I finish my book about pot smoking service dogs

I laugh, but I'd buy that book.

I imagine it would be similar to an Aaron Reynolds or Matt Kracht field guide (which if you know anyone who looks out their back windows and comments "there's a bird" a couple times a day, you should gift them one.)

 

[jont]

Will there be a coaster built in?

no, but my other book will have pages that can be used a rolling paper

 

[SueDonJ]

no, but my other book will have pages that can be used a rolling paper

Excellent sales tactic, should attract the environmentalists.

 

[jont]

if youse guys really want a good table ignore Marty's advice and check out this video clip. fuggedaboutit

 

[jont]

Can someone out there substantiate the rumor that Marty was seen exiting Harolds diner yesterday morning with greasy fingers and a big smile on his face ? Ol Harold is not talkin.

 

[Superchief]

Can someone out there substantiate the rumor that Marty was seen exiting Harolds diner yesterday morning with greasy fingers and a big smile on his face ? Ol Harold is not talkin.

He was probably there for the Restaurant Week special.

 

[Pat H]

I realize this is the dining thread, but has anyone tried the Costco in Savannah? I noticed that it is now open.

Yes, we have been there. Very nice store and closer than Charleston. There is a lot of building activity in the area near the store.

 

[jme]

Can someone out there substantiate the rumor that Marty was seen exiting Harolds diner yesterday morning with greasy fingers and a big smile on his face ? Ol Harold is not talkin.

(Shake, shake....).........Wake up John, you must have been dreaming...........

 

[jont]

(Shake, shake....).........Wake up John, you must have been dreaming...........

Well, eating at Harold's is like having a dream come true.

 

[jme]

Well, eating at Harold's is like having a dream come true.

Yes, for Harold

 

[jont]

Yes, for Harold

We all know you're trying to keep Harold's a secret so you can always get that prime counter seat #4.

 

[jme]

We all know you're trying to keep Harold's a secret so you can always get that prime counter seat #4.

Well, yes.
Seat #4 is the short stool, and being much like Clint Eastwood, I'm pretty tall, so I always like to appear normal,
NOT like sitting in a booster seat. And it gives me plenty of room for the boots & spurs, too.
And I know YOU like stool #8 because it spins around real fast.
In fact Harold told me you spun for so long he had to ask you to leave.

 

[jont]

Well, yes.
Seat #4 is the short stool, and being much like Clint Eastwood, I'm pretty tall, so I always like to appear normal,
NOT like sitting in a booster seat. And it gives me plenty of room for the boots & spurs, too.
And I know YOU like stool #8 because it spins around real fast.
In fact Harold told me you spun for so long he had to ask you to leave.

Giddy up cowboy !

 

[jme]

Another lecture for eating ALL the hushpuppies?
Be very afraid. This is serous stuff.

 

[jont]

Another lecture for eating ALL the hushpuppies?
Be very afraid. This is serous stuff.

Like taking a bone away from Uga!

 

[jme]

Like taking a bone away from Uga!
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Well.............Not exactly, no one's ever done THAT ....
or if they tried, they were unrecognizable afterward.
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BTW, I personally have 3 consecutive weekends at Grande Ocean in process (I work weekdays, but my wife and her best girlfriend
are already there the full 16-night duration just having a blast doing whatever---but also they're tennis players and do the MGO clinics daily)...
There are exactly 23 other couples in all who are also there, and get together every year----mostly snow birds from all over the northeast
and midwest who come down for the camaraderie (and many for the tennis), and with whom we also have become close over the last 10-12 years.
A huge group which interacts in all the various activities during their stays of 8-12 weeks each. It's a wonderful time for everyone.

This upcoming weekend is my middle one, AND as usual, another stellar line-up for dining (Crane's Tavern & Sea Grass Grille).
Last weekend was Santa Fe and Alfred's...Wow.
And for my final weekend (a 3-nighter) after this one, I have special plans for the 3 nights of dining........
The husband of the best girlfriend will be riding down with me on Thursday to join us.

The first night will be Nunzio (they love it), the second is a twist----a purposeful "open date"-- i.e., an undetermined "totally spontaneous
& ridiculously casual" spot to be chosen by the winner of a set of three card games......just for fun!
But the third evening's dining location is the real surprise---reservations already made......
We haven't been to this one restaurant in a long while, and the other couple has never been.
Here we'll celebrate dual anniversaries, as we have together elsewhere the last few years, and it will occur at the surprise location.
They WILL be loving it !!!!!
They are Foodies and it'll blow them away....WHY? nothing more than it's a great one, and totally new to them.... AND it'll be our anniversaries.

 

[Superchief]

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Well.............Not exactly, no one's ever done THAT ....
or if they tried, they were unrecognizable afterward.
.....................................................................................................................................................................

BTW, have 3 consecutive weekends at MGO ...this upcoming one is the middle one,
AND as usual, another stellar line-up for dining (Crane's Tavern & Sea Grass Grille).
Last weekend was Santa Fe and Alfred's...Wow.
And for my final weekend after this one, I have a complete surprise for my wife
and for another couple who will be joining us at one of the restaurants.
One is Nunzio, but we haven't been to the other one in a while, and the other couple has never been.
They WILL be loving it !!!!! They are Foodies and it'll blow them away....it's a great one.

We expect updates. Enjoy. My wife will be here for the first time in a while in May and look forward to the dining.

 

[jmhpsu93]

Spent the last 11 days at Surfwatch...weather was meh so we ate our way around the Marty list!

Crazy Crab Jarvis Creek for lunch, fried grouper was really good and it was the one really nice weather day we had so great view sitting at the bar
Nunzio for dinner; I had the rack of lamb (very good) and DW had the filet (awesome); we also had the caprese app that was enough for four people and was fantastic
Hickory Tavern for lunch (didn't see that one on the list); basic sports bar, good po'boys and a great place to watch games
Guissepie's takeout pizza for dinner - good but not my favorite style of pizza but it was high quality...the inside looked fun and it was PACKED at 2 PM on a Friday
Ela's on the Water for Sunday brunch; really nice with the live piano and our food was excellent (as was the wine ), love their calamari app, very unique
Frankie Bones for dinner; not impressed...prime rib wasn't very good but it was reasonable; like Marty's review says it was crazy busy

We're back in October so we'll knock off a few more. Thanks @jme and those that have contributed here.

 

[jme]

Spent the last 11 days at Surfwatch...weather was meh so we ate our way around the Marty list!

Crazy Crab Jarvis Creek for lunch, fried grouper was really good and it was the one really nice weather day we had so great view sitting at the bar
Nunzio for dinner; I had the rack of lamb (very good) and DW had the filet (awesome); we also had the caprese app that was enough for four people and was fantastic
Hickory Tavern for lunch (didn't see that one on the list); basic sports bar, good po'boys and a great place to watch games
Guissepie's takeout pizza for dinner - good but not my favorite style of pizza but it was high quality...the inside looked fun and it was PACKED at 2 PM on a Friday
Ela's on the Water for Sunday brunch; really nice with the live piano and our food was excellent (as was the wine ), love their calamari app, very unique
Frankie Bones for dinner; not impressed...prime rib wasn't very good but it was reasonable; like Marty's review says it was crazy busy

We're back in October so we'll knock off a few more. Thanks @jme and those that have contributed here.

Never had Frankie Bones' prime rib, but I did have their French Dip recently and it was great...(My buddy "jont" was with me at the time!)
Anyway, sorry about the prime rib.
Frankly speaking ('scuse the pun), we've been to Frankie Bones probably 50+ times and we've never had a bad meal,
including our kids, and that's going back 20 years.
(That's probably not the best way to state it.......so I suppose I SHOULD SAY "we've always had GREAT meals", which is different.

Best of luck on your future dining endeavors on HH Island, jmhpsu93.... Tough job, but you can do it.
So many good restaurants on the island (and in Bluffton) that it's probably my all-time favorite destination for dining,
of course leaving out the big boys in NYC, Boston, Chicago, etc, and yes, paying a fortune........
HH is priced so reasonably for what you get, relatively speaking.

BTW, referring back to my final paragraph of post # 646 above...........
About 3-4 weeks ago my wife and I went to The Studio with another couple to mutually celebrate our anniversaries, and it was AWESOME.
It was a surprise pick to my wife and to the other couple, and nobody else knew where we were going.
It did add a little special zip to the day and evening, I must say.
It was excellent in every way, and quite romantic........Everybody was duly impressed, and it turned out to be great fun.
Just sayin'......

 

[Fasttr]

BTW, referring back to my final paragraph of post # 646 above...........
About 3-4 weeks ago my wife and I went to The Studio with another couple to mutually celebrate our anniversaries, and it was AWESOME.
It was a surprise pick to my wife and to the other couple, and nobody else knew where we were going.
It did add a little special zip to the day and evening, I must say.
It was excellent in every way, and quite romantic........Everybody was duly impressed, and it turned out to be great fun.
Just sayin'......

Only Marty would be touting that the thing that added zip to his anniversary was the meal. ;-)